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Pia Hasselrot www.tpb.se

Digital Archive Access to Course Literature in Swedish Higher Education Students access to instant download. Pia Hasselrot www.tpb.se. TPB – The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille.

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Pia Hasselrot www.tpb.se

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  1. Digital Archive Access to Course Literature in Swedish Higher Education Students access to instant download Pia Hasselrot www.tpb.se The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  2. TPB – The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille TPB is a government body that, in collaboration with local libraries, provides access to printed materials for people with print disability. The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  3. TPB and the University Library Coordinator Samordnare TPB Coordinator Local services Certify the right to accessible literature Library Help with loans Order production of new books TPB Produce student literature Responsible for the Digital Library The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  4. Student service at TPB • Borrowing talking books, braille books, and e-text • Producing of new books • Distributing software digital talking book player The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  5. The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  6. “It’s tough enough to simply manage time for studies that there is no time left to actually learn how you’re supposed to use all that adapted material.” Student The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  7. Number of students The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  8. Production cost Million Euro Year The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  9. Strategy • Technology • DTBook • Speech synthesizer • Download Service • Cooperation with staff at the Universities The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  10. Personal Download Service Digital Library Competent staff Student with a computer and access to Internet The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  11. To download talking books Find a book in Digital Library Download Read the book on the computer, burn a CD or transfer to a mp3-player Erase the files after 6 month or when the book is not needed anymore The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  12. Areas of responsibility • The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille • Produce books and make them available through the Digital Library • Support staff at the Universities • The University Library • Register the student for the service • Give information and support • The student • Sign an agreement • Borrow The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  13. Effects Good for the economy Good for the environment Librarians are positive to the service and the decreased time spent on handling the loans Students loan more books and are very positive for the self service The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  14. “Thanks to the Personal Download Service I’ve finally started reading and I read more books than ever before, which makes me very happy!” Student The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

  15. Thank you! Pia Hasselrot pia.hasselrot@tpb.se The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, TPB

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